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Cherub · 04-07-2010, 11:28 PM

some one say bbq?

79gmc5.3 · 04-08-2010, 06:40 AM

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Originally Posted by glock35ipsc

I can't say that I've ever heard anything bad about Painless products. I think a few of their harnesses are a little overpriced -vs- what someone can put together on their own, but that's all I have "bad" to say about them. Some people do get in over their heads with electrical, but like buckshot said; if you have a basic understanding of 12v electrical and take your time, it'll turn out good. Best thing is, once you've done it once, any electrical gremlins will be pretty easy to trouble shoot.

Then again, I LOVE 12v electrical. But I'm just

like that!

And I for one am greatful for your

You have bailed me out more than once. Thanks! and Dennis as always this build is going to be top shelf. keep up the great work

glock35ipsc · 04-08-2010, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by 79gmc5.3

and Dennis as always this build is going to be top shelf. keep up the great work

NO DOUBT about that for sure!!

STOCKISH · 04-08-2010, 10:13 AM

By the time Dennis finishes his truck it will make mine look so bad I might just trade it in the next time we have a cash for clunkers deal going on.

menace121978 · 04-09-2010, 01:43 AM

Josh you crack me up!

thanks alot for the compliments guys! it really means alot... in fact with out everyone ive met and became friends with here i really doubt she would be turning out like this.

big thanks to a good friend Billy(draggin86) for putting in work today with me. had an awesome day man and i learned A TON!!

we got the floor pan in!! i'm not gonna bore y'all with too many details but i will say it was an all day affair and it takes alot of work and patience to make it a perfect fit. the final result is beautiful. fit like a glove. looks just like factory. all butt welded in! 1st pics i POR15 inside the rocker panel as far as i could, next was coated everything with weld through primer. here's the 1st pics...

menace121978 · 04-09-2010, 01:51 AM

^^ we used 2 floors to make the one... tons of grinding and thinking!

notice the custom support to match the original right above the cab nut and brace! i love that... (thanks again for taking the time to do that Billy!) at that time in the day i was ready to say screw it!

menace121978 · 04-09-2010, 01:53 AM

more...

menace121978 · 04-09-2010, 01:58 AM

few more.. i ended up going back out and grinding most of the welds down and priming!

draggin86 · 04-09-2010, 02:20 AM

dude that looks freaking awesome! glad it came out so good!

79gmc5.3 · 04-09-2010, 06:25 AM

Dennis you once told me that Bob was a freak when it came to this type of stuff. My friend you have just entered the same class. Awesome job buddy

Can't wait to se color on it!

joe231 · 04-09-2010, 07:13 AM

Wow!
very nice!!

JohnC · 04-09-2010, 08:51 AM

Looks great Dennis. A big

to you and Billy.

**nlped** · 04-09-2010, 10:14 AM

Looks great! I am going to be doing this soon on the Blazer.

menace121978 · 04-09-2010, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by draggin86

dude that looks freaking awesome! glad it came out so good!

me too buddy

you da man

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Originally Posted by 79gmc5.3

Dennis you once told me that Bob was a freak when it came to this type of stuff. My friend you have just entered the same class. Awesome job buddy

Can't wait to se color on it!

huge compliment man... much apprieciated! just need alot more tools!

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Originally Posted by joe231

Wow!
very nice!!

thanks Joe!

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Originally Posted by JohnC

Looks great Dennis. A big

to you and Billy.

thanks John!

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Originally Posted by nlped

Looks great! I am going to be doing this soon on the Blazer.

good luck on yours man... just take your time

well i finished it up this morning... finished grinding the welds, seam sealer on the inside and threw on a light coat of primer just to see how it looks. the bottom of the cab will be undercoated and the inside floorboard will get body filler on the seams and painted. was thinking about undercoating the cab floor and then painted but i dont know yet. here's the final pics of the floor pan install...

menace121978 · 04-09-2010, 03:06 PM

few more

STOCKISH · 04-09-2010, 03:41 PM

Once it's undercoated no-one will ener know. It turned out awesome. Great work by the both of you. Keep it up.

**nlped** · 04-09-2010, 05:25 PM

Yeah, it looks great! You could also just put some sound deadening material on the inside floorboard which would hide any abnormality, and reduce road noise. Just a possibility.

68 TT · 04-09-2010, 05:29 PM

Great job. It turned out nice.

menace121978 · 04-09-2010, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by 1972SuperCheyenne

Once it's undercoated no-one will ener know. It turned out awesome. Great work by the both of you. Keep it up.

thanks Josh

i agree. our goal was to not be able to tell even without undercoating.

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Originally Posted by nlped

Yeah, it looks great! You could also just put some sound deadening material on the inside floorboard which would hide any abnormality, and reduce road noise. Just a possibility.

thanks Ed.... i also plan on using fatmat no matter what. i'll talk to the painter and see what he suggests. just body filler/paint or undercoating/paint.

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Originally Posted by 68 TT

Great job. It turned out nice.

thank you sir

54Caddy · 04-09-2010, 07:12 PM

Looks good as hell man. There is one more weld that would of saved you guys some time. You could of done plug welds and grind the weld flat. But all in all that looks good man. I have 4 weeks left out here so if you need help on your days off im down like james brown man.

menace121978 · 04-09-2010, 07:18 PM

not sure what you mean... we did about 25 plug welds. all along the rocker and braces.

if you mean lap the floor in and plug weld that... that is not the type of build i'm doing. maybe if i was rushed for time on a daily driver. maybe....

Driveway Dreams · 04-09-2010, 11:10 PM

Big bad Dennis...looks great man! Good work (as usual).

draggin86 · 04-09-2010, 11:14 PM

yeah for sure butt welding is where its at to get that seamless look.. less seam sealer and crap too! then we just plug welded the drilled out spot welds.

79gmc5.3 · 04-10-2010, 09:49 AM

Nice job Dennis, Man I wish I lived closer to some of you Freaks, I ment guys so I could learn this kind of stuff.

54Caddy · 04-10-2010, 10:03 AM

no not just overlap the panels hell no. ahaha. You could of mad a channel that had a notch on it so the top would be welded to the floor and the floor pan to the bottom of the channel and still be even with the original floor. Alot more work but would be stronger. But all in all you guys got down man. You ever figure anything out with your doors going to one piece windows or anything like that?

04-07-2010, 11:28 PM	#1151
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04-08-2010, 10:13 AM	#1154
STOCKISH Formerly- 1972SuperCheyenne Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wake Forest NC Posts: 5,782	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) By the time Dennis finishes his truck it will make mine look so bad I might just trade it in the next time we have a cash for clunkers deal going on. __________________ --Josh My Build Thread:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=799218 A good crossthread is better than Loctite any day. Life is not about what you have, but who you have to share it with.

04-09-2010, 01:43 AM	#1155
menace121978 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: orangevale, ca Posts: 3,626	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) Josh you crack me up! thanks alot for the compliments guys! it really means alot... in fact with out everyone ive met and became friends with here i really doubt she would be turning out like this. big thanks to a good friend Billy(draggin86) for putting in work today with me. had an awesome day man and i learned A TON!! we got the floor pan in!! i'm not gonna bore y'all with too many details but i will say it was an all day affair and it takes alot of work and patience to make it a perfect fit. the final result is beautiful. fit like a glove. looks just like factory. all butt welded in! 1st pics i POR15 inside the rocker panel as far as i could, next was coated everything with weld through primer. here's the 1st pics... Attached Images __________________ "Dennis the Menace" 1978 Silverado (2wd, 1/2 ton, short bed)complete nut & bolt frame off restomod LQ9/4L80E MY LS SWAP/FRAME OFF BUILD BOOK 2006 TBSS way too much to list

04-09-2010, 01:51 AM	#1156
menace121978 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: orangevale, ca Posts: 3,626	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) ^^ we used 2 floors to make the one... tons of grinding and thinking! notice the custom support to match the original right above the cab nut and brace! i love that... (thanks again for taking the time to do that Billy!) at that time in the day i was ready to say screw it! Attached Images __________________ "Dennis the Menace" 1978 Silverado (2wd, 1/2 ton, short bed)complete nut & bolt frame off restomod LQ9/4L80E MY LS SWAP/FRAME OFF BUILD BOOK 2006 TBSS way too much to list

04-09-2010, 01:53 AM	#1157
menace121978 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: orangevale, ca Posts: 3,626	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) more... Attached Images __________________ "Dennis the Menace" 1978 Silverado (2wd, 1/2 ton, short bed)complete nut & bolt frame off restomod LQ9/4L80E MY LS SWAP/FRAME OFF BUILD BOOK 2006 TBSS way too much to list

04-09-2010, 01:58 AM	#1158
menace121978 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: orangevale, ca Posts: 3,626	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) few more.. i ended up going back out and grinding most of the welds down and priming! Attached Images __________________ "Dennis the Menace" 1978 Silverado (2wd, 1/2 ton, short bed)complete nut & bolt frame off restomod LQ9/4L80E MY LS SWAP/FRAME OFF BUILD BOOK 2006 TBSS way too much to list

04-09-2010, 02:20 AM	#1159
draggin86 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Folsom, Ca Posts: 573	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) dude that looks freaking awesome! glad it came out so good!

04-09-2010, 06:25 AM	#1160
79gmc5.3 6.0L power......... Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Acworth GA Posts: 292	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) Dennis you once told me that Bob was a freak when it came to this type of stuff. My friend you have just entered the same class. Awesome job buddy Can't wait to se color on it! __________________ What ever the mind of man can conceive......... he can achieve! My built thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=375914 1979 GMC Sierra 6.0 L 4L60E 1995 Mustang GT 347

04-09-2010, 07:13 AM	#1161
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04-09-2010, 08:51 AM	#1162
JohnC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 7,461	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) Looks great Dennis. A big to you and Billy.

04-09-2010, 10:14 AM	#1163
nlped Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hayden, Al. Posts: 4,147	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) Looks great! I am going to be doing this soon on the Blazer. __________________ Carter 1968 Chevy SWB Fleet... Walt 1963-1/2 Ford Falcon Futura...Martha

04-09-2010, 03:06 PM	#1165
menace121978 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: orangevale, ca Posts: 3,626	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) few more Attached Images __________________ "Dennis the Menace" 1978 Silverado (2wd, 1/2 ton, short bed)complete nut & bolt frame off restomod LQ9/4L80E MY LS SWAP/FRAME OFF BUILD BOOK 2006 TBSS way too much to list

04-09-2010, 03:41 PM	#1166
STOCKISH Formerly- 1972SuperCheyenne Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wake Forest NC Posts: 5,782	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) Once it's undercoated no-one will ener know. It turned out awesome. Great work by the both of you. Keep it up. __________________ --Josh My Build Thread:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=799218 A good crossthread is better than Loctite any day. Life is not about what you have, but who you have to share it with.

04-09-2010, 05:25 PM	#1167
nlped Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hayden, Al. Posts: 4,147	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) Yeah, it looks great! You could also just put some sound deadening material on the inside floorboard which would hide any abnormality, and reduce road noise. Just a possibility. __________________ Carter 1968 Chevy SWB Fleet... Walt 1963-1/2 Ford Falcon Futura...Martha

04-09-2010, 05:29 PM	#1168
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04-09-2010, 07:12 PM	#1170
54Caddy GM Addicted Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Visalia, Ca Posts: 2,291	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) Looks good as hell man. There is one more weld that would of saved you guys some time. You could of done plug welds and grind the weld flat. But all in all that looks good man. I have 4 weeks left out here so if you need help on your days off im down like james brown man. __________________ ..Mac’s Garage.. 73 GMC, 54 Caddy, 2010 Silverado, 68 C10 RIP DAd My 73 GMC Truck Build Pic 2010 Silverado 4/6 on 24s IG:MacsGarage

04-09-2010, 07:18 PM	#1171
menace121978 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: orangevale, ca Posts: 3,626	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) not sure what you mean... we did about 25 plug welds. all along the rocker and braces. if you mean lap the floor in and plug weld that... that is not the type of build i'm doing. maybe if i was rushed for time on a daily driver. maybe.... __________________ "Dennis the Menace" 1978 Silverado (2wd, 1/2 ton, short bed)complete nut & bolt frame off restomod LQ9/4L80E MY LS SWAP/FRAME OFF BUILD BOOK 2006 TBSS way too much to list Last edited by menace121978; 04-09-2010 at 07:19 PM.

04-09-2010, 11:10 PM	#1172
Driveway Dreams I have car A.D.D. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Greeley, Northern Colorado Posts: 4,147	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) Big bad Dennis...looks great man! Good work (as usual). __________________ -Gerald Building vehicles in memory of the first "car guy" I ever knew, my Grandpa. Bob Dunham 1935-2009. Rest in peace. 61 GMC Suburban SOLD The 86 build thread SOLD Are you a Colorado member?Click here.

04-09-2010, 11:14 PM	#1173
draggin86 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Folsom, Ca Posts: 573	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) yeah for sure butt welding is where its at to get that seamless look.. less seam sealer and crap too! then we just plug welded the drilled out spot welds.

04-10-2010, 09:49 AM	#1174
79gmc5.3 6.0L power......... Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Acworth GA Posts: 292	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) Nice job Dennis, Man I wish I lived closer to some of you Freaks, I ment guys so I could learn this kind of stuff. __________________ What ever the mind of man can conceive......... he can achieve! My built thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=375914 1979 GMC Sierra 6.0 L 4L60E 1995 Mustang GT 347

04-10-2010, 10:03 AM	#1175
54Caddy GM Addicted Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Visalia, Ca Posts: 2,291	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) no not just overlap the panels hell no. ahaha. You could of mad a channel that had a notch on it so the top would be welded to the floor and the floor pan to the bottom of the channel and still be even with the original floor. Alot more work but would be stronger. But all in all you guys got down man. You ever figure anything out with your doors going to one piece windows or anything like that? __________________ ..Mac’s Garage.. 73 GMC, 54 Caddy, 2010 Silverado, 68 C10 RIP DAd My 73 GMC Truck Build Pic 2010 Silverado 4/6 on 24s IG:MacsGarage

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